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Saicon · 11 hours ago

System Firmware Test Engineer

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level

6+ years exp

Saicon is seeking a highly motivated and collaborative System Firmware Test Engineer to join their Firmware QA team in Austin, TX. In this role, you will work closely with firmware architects and validation teams to define test strategies and develop regression test suites for AMD Server-class EPYC CPUs and Instinct GPUs.

AppsEnterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Information Technology

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Hiring Manager

Shiv C Jha

Responsibilities

Partner with firmware architects and domain validation engineers to understand new and evolving firmware features

Define and implement platform-level, end-to-end test flows across boot and runtime scenarios

Develop detailed regression test cases and test procedures aligned with automation and CI requirements

Ensure test designs are automation-friendly and compatible with existing or new validation frameworks

Execute tests, debug failures across firmware, platform, automation, and infrastructure layers

Collaborate with development teams to drive root cause analysis and defect resolution

Contribute to test strategy, coverage analysis, and system-level feature interaction validation

Participate in test infrastructure enhancements to improve coverage, efficiency, and reporting

Role focus:

80% Test Execution

20% Test Content Creation

Qualification

Firmware validationSystem-level debuggingC/C++ programmingPre-silicon testingPost-silicon testingComputer architectureScripting languagesBIOS fundamentalsPower managementPlatform security

Required

Minimum 6+ years of experience in firmware or software development/validation

Strong knowledge of pre-silicon and post-silicon firmware/system test environments

Proven debugging expertise at SoC (System-on-Chip) and system level

Solid understanding of computer architecture and enterprise server platform features

Prior experience with embedded firmware

Proficiency in C, C++ , and scripting languages such as Python, Perl, or similar

Preferred

Experience or strong working knowledge in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable:

BIOS fundamentals (ACPI, SMBIOS tables)

RAS (Reliability, Availability, Serviceability) features and validation

Memory subsystem validation (DDR, persistent memory, error injection)

Power management and telemetry

Platform security (TPM, Secure Boot, SPDM, RoT-based attestation)

Virtualization and firmware enablement (ACPI, SR-IOV)

High-speed I/O validation (PCIe, CXL)

Sideband protocols: MCTP, SPDM, PLDM, RDE

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline (preferred)

Company

Saicon

Saicon speclizes in ERP, application management, cybersecurity, automation and architecture services.

Founded in 1998

Overland Park, Kansas, USA

201-500 employees

https://saiconinc.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2020 (21)

Funding

Current Stage

Growth Stage

Leadership Team

Ramesh Lokre

Co-Founder & CEO

Raj Cherukumudi

Global Client Partner and SVP

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